Soil-Warmed Plot at Harvard Forest, Mass. (IMAGE) University of Massachusetts Amherst Caption Microbial ecologists at UMass Amherst will use long-term soil-warming experimental research plots at Harvard Forest in Petersham, Mass., to address the question of how climate change affects soil carbon. Credit UMass Amherst Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.